Xbox 'reset': How will Microsoft's studio layoffs impact gaming?
Microsoft is hitting the 'reset' button on the Xbox and cutting around 3,200 jobs at its video games division as part of plans to overhaul the business drastically, according to a company statement on July 6.
Microsoft’s Xbox to cut 3,200 jobs, divest five studios in major overhaul
Microsoft Corp's Xbox plans to eliminate 3,200 jobs, or around 20% of its staff over the next year, as part of a massive reorganisation to spur growth in the struggling gaming division. Xbox will also divest four of its video-game development studios and is beginning the process to part ways with a fifth.
French presidential hopeful: 'Retake control!' of... video games
France's hard-left presidential hopeful Jean-Luc Melenchon, who supports nationalising basic services, came out strongly on July 3 in favour of property rights... to video games.
Video games in Europe face new restrictions on age, ‘loot boxes’
The video-game industry is bracing for a wave of European regulations that could limit kids' access to some video games, potentially crimping sales across the globe.
‘Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations’ is a big reason to return to hell
Doom: The Dark Ages succeeded in bringing another dimension to the aggressive run-and-gun gameplay that id Software developed for the reboot. As the Doom Slayer who defended Argent D'nur, players controlled a being that brutalised demons with force and rage, using a shield and an arsenal of weapons.
The 7 best video games of 2026 so far
Rockstar has started taking preorders for Grand Theft Auto VI, but the game is still months away from its Nov 19 launch. In the meantime, the ridiculously hyped title has warped the video game calendar.
'A pure slap in the face': PlayStation announcement outrages gamers
Sony has announced it will stop releasing PlayStation games as discs from 2028 onwards, with new titles available only as digital downloads.
Sony to end production of physical PlayStation discs in 2028
Sony Group Corp will end production of physical discs for its PlayStation video-game consoles starting in January 2028, going all in on a digital approach that will require consumers to download titles from the company's online storefront moving forward.
Xbox pulls out of ‘Project Fantasy’ video game from IO Interactive
Microsoft Corp's Xbox has pulled out of a deal to fund and publish a game with IO Interactive, the maker of Hitman and the recent hit 007 First Light, as it re-evaluates investment decisions.
Subnautica: A fun justification for fearing the ocean
Darling there's terror, down where it's wetter, under the sea…
